P6 Planner

Overview

Are you an experienced P6 Planner with a knowledge of NEC contracts?

Do you have experience on Substations/HV Power Upgrades on Rail projects?

Salary: £50,000 to £60,000

Location: Birmingham (3-4 days per week in office, remainder from home)

You will be joining the High-Voltage (HV) Traction Power System contract on HS2, one of the UK's largest and most high-profile infrastructure schemes. This package involves the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of substations and power systems that will deliver the traction power for the new high-speed railway.

I am seeking an experienced Primavera P6 Planner with a strong background in civils planning for substations to support the delivery of multiple substation sites along the HS2 route.

This is a hands-on planning role (not management-focused), where you will be responsible for developing, updating, and maintaining construction schedules, with a particular focus on the civils and structural build phase of the substations rather than MEP or systems fit-out.

Responsibilities

This section describes the core activities you will perform:

• Develop, update, and maintain construction schedules for substations.
• Focus on civils and structural build phases (groundworks, civils packages, enabling works).
• Plan and coordinate interfaces with other packages in large-scale infrastructure projects.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Planner on major infrastructure projects, ideally in the rail, power, or energy sectors.
• Experience working directly for Tier 1 main contractors on large-scale schemes.
• Strong background in substation projects, specifically from a civils/structural perspective (groundworks, civils packages, enabling works).
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and their application in programme management.
• Excellent skills in Primavera P6 (hands-on programme building and maintenance).
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Previous rail experience is desirable, but candidates with substation/power upgrade project experience (e.g., National Grid, EDF, UKPN, SSE) will be strongly considered.
• Forensic delay analysis experience is a significant advantage.

This is a priority requirement - if you have the right experience and are available, my client is prepared to interview next week.